Gallery: Pistol Robinson, a bull rider from Texas, prepares to ride his second bull, Cujo. Robinson was thrown after 4.1 seconds and did not score any points, but he would go on to win about $2,400.

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Gallery: Pistol Robinson, on the second day of the event. Robinson broke both of his legs bull riding at the Garden in 2012 and spent a year rehabilitating from his injuries. This year he qualified for PBR's tour of 27 events around the country.

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Gallery: Robinson, right, lines up with other competitors for introductions. The bottom five riders can be cut and replaced with younger riders who compete in lesser events to qualify for the PBR tour.

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Gallery: A boot and spur on Robinson, a bull rider from Texas. Robinson's medical insurance had been canceled a week before a 2012 bull riding accident in which his legs were broken, but PBR covered his hospital bills and he made his comeback this year at the same venue where he was injured.

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Gallery: Robinson, center, arrives at Madison Square Garden with other riders for a Professional Bull Riders event in New York, Jan. 2, 2014.

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Gallery: Robinson works out at his hotel before a Professional Bull Riders event.

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Gallery: Robinson packs his equipment at his hotel room that he shares with Nathan Schauper, left, and Markus Mariluch, in New York. To help offset costs, Robinson traveled with two other riders, and while he won $2,400 at the PBR weekend event, Schauper won $8,000 and Mariluch walked away empty handed.

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Gallery: Robinson packs his equipment at his hotel. Riders pay for their own transportation, lodging and meals.

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Gallery: Robinson waits before a Professional Bull Riders event at Madison Square Garden, where he is the first to arrive at the locker room.

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Gallery: Robinson exits a subway train to head back to his hotel. He broke both of his legs during a bull riding event at Madison Square Garden in 2012 and spent a year rehabilitating from his injuries, but this year he made a comeback, competing at the same venue.

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Gallery: Robinson at Madison Square Garden, in New York, Jan. 3, 2014. Robinson, who is 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 135 pounds, wears a helmet and mask when he takes on the bull.

What do you get when you combine three bands, a stage full of barbers and hundreds of volunteers? You get the Battle of the Bald, a head-shaving tournament. Sponsored by the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which raises funds for childhood cancer research, the event at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis featured volunteers who competed for the honor to have their heads shaved by raising money. Started in 2000, Battle of the Bald events are held throughout the country with the motto "Brave a shave for kids with cancer."